The Chairman of Commission V of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives (DPR RI), Lasarus, has highlighted issues regarding\nrailway signalling following the collision between the KA Anggrek\n(formerly KA Argo Bromo Anggrek) and a KRL commuter train at Bekasi\nTimur Station. Lasarus stated that the responsibility for railway\nsignalling lies with the Ministry of Transport (Kemenhub).<\/p>\n
During an initial evaluation meeting regarding the accident, Lasarus\nraised concerns about the lack of integration within the signalling\nsystem on a single track. \u201cDuring the evaluation meeting for this train\naccident, which my colleagues may remember, I questioned the signalling.\nIt is strange that within a single track sequence, the signals are not\nintegrated,\u201d said Laslagus.<\/p>\n
He noted that there was no connection between the accident site and\nthe area one kilometre behind it. He argued that in the event of a\ncollision, the entire railway system should automatically trigger a\nwarning. \u201cIdeally, when a collision occurs on one track, the brakes\nshould automatically turn red across the entire railway system. I\npreviously stated that according to the KNKT (National Transportation\nSafety Committee) findings, the signalling system is not integrated,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n
Lasarus mentioned that he has provided recommendations to the\nMinister of Transport, Dudy Purwagandhi, and the President Director of\nPT KAI, suggesting a separation of authority. He requested that railway\ninfrastructure management be handled solely by PT KAI. \u201cI suggested\nyesterday that PT KAI, as the operator, should simply take over. Those\nfrom the Ministry of Transport should act only as regulators and not\ninterfere with the infrastructure at KAI. This is also an issue,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Lasarus noted that the procurement of signalling systems has\nhistorically been handled by the Ministry of Transport, making it the\nMinistry\u2019s responsibility. \u201cThe Ministry of Transport is the one\nprocuring these signals, not KAI. This is a Ministry project; therefore,\nthe Ministry is responsible,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Previously, the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT)\nreleased its investigation results regarding the fatal accident between\nthe KA Anggrek and the KRL at Bekasi Timur Station, which resulted in 16\ndeaths. The KNKT outlined several findings and contributing factors,\nranging from microphone issues to scratches on the locomotive\nwindshield.<\/p>\n
The KNKT report included 60 specific findings. These included\ndiscrepancies between actual train movements and the Train Service\nSchedule (GAPEKA). The KNKT found that KRL KA 5068A departed from Bekasi\nStation 8 minutes and 32 seconds late, while KA Anggrek (KA 4B) departed\n3 minutes and 17 seconds earlier than scheduled.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, there were discrepancies in the time references used\nacross various communication types, including the Jakarta Daop 1 Train\nControl Centre, locomotive loggers, signalling system loggers, and CCTV\nsystems. The KNKT also identified communication failures, noting that\ninformation regarding the KRL being held at Bekasi Timur Station due to\ncrowds following a separate accident with an electric taxi was not\ncommunicated to the South PPKP officers.<\/p>\n
The KNKT also noted that the driver of KA 5568A contacted the South\nPPKP via individual calls rather than emergency calls, and that noise\npollution from various operational systems at the South PPKP hindered\ncommunication. Additionally, the locomotive\u2019s polycarbonate windshield\nwas found to have numerous wiper scratches and swirl marks, causing\nlight from the headlights to scatter significantly into the cabin.\nFinally, the KNKT found that the driver of KA Anggrek had not received\ntraining for emergency braking scenarios and that there were no\nprocedures for emergency braking at high speeds on curved tracks.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dpr-commission-v-highlights-signalling-issues-following-krl-and-ka-anggrek-collision-1790763058", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }